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A History of the County of Oxford
… in Yarnton until 1932. 47 That change increased Yarnton's area from 1,644 a. to 1,762 a. (713 ha.). 48 An area known … a small part of the south-east corner of Yarnton west of King's bridge. A house stood c. 1200 on the Yarnton side of … When the Thames Navigation Commission built a pen at King's weir in 1789 and a pound lock at Godstow in 1790 55 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Yarpole 81 YARPOLE (D.b.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)VII, S.W., (b)XII, N.W.) Yarpole is a parish and … century and of trussed-rafter type with five 15th-century king-post trusses; the king-posts have moulded capitals and bases and four-way …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… is still preserved in the name of a pass called the "Hart's leap," marked by two stones said to have been placed there by the king and his attendants. The parish is of very irregular … skull. Dr. Scott, an eminent chymist, and physician to King Charles II., resided at Thirlestane, in this parish, in …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… of a single straight street with regular plots on the S. side, including the manor site and glebe. The layout on … of St. Mary Magdalene (Fig. 219; Plate 32) stands on the S. side of the village street. It comprises a Chancel, North … put up in 1782, consists of four trusses with tie beams, king posts, queen struts and staggered purlins and was …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Hill. 30 Flat and well drained, nearly all Yatesbury's land is suitable for ploughing. Large areas of open field … possibly part of the large estate called Calne held by the king from the 9th or 10th century. Agricultural land at Calne … church in 1086 was almost certainly granted to it by the king, 67 and in 1086 Nigel, probably Nigel the physician, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… south of the Sands, N. division of Lancashire, 2 miles (W. S. W.) from Burton-in-Kendal; containing 322 inhabitants. … fee in Yeland, of the fee of William de Lancaster, the king's tenant in chief;" hence the origin of the additions to … a vicarage, with that of Revelstoke annexed, valued in the king's books at 35. 19. 4.; patron, the Bishop of Exeter: the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… AND OTHER ESTATES. In 1086 Walter son of Ponz held of the king 3 hides in YELFORD, together with estates in Westwell … in Gloucestershire, notably Southrop. 15 Later Walter's Domesday estate, sometimes described as the honor of … Until 1554 Nicholas Walwyn's son John was a minor, and the king committed his wardship to Roger More. 10 In 1554 John …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… of Narberth, county of Pembroke, South Wales, 4 miles (S. W.) from Narberth; containing 148 inhabitants. This parish … The living is a discharged rectory, rated in the king's books at 5. 3. 9., endowed with 400 private … of a rectory and vicarage united, the rectory rated in the king's books at 18. 10. 10., and the vicarage, which is …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in lace-making. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 13. 13. 4.; net income, 317; patron and incumbent, … its present name is most probably contracted. Edwin, King of Northumbria, made this place the metropolis of his …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… and then the city defences, following the circuit S.W. of the Ouse from Skeldergate Bridge, to Lendal Bridge, … walls to the marshy banks of the two rivers. A palace in King's Court possibly included remains of the S.E. gate of … protected on the S.E. by a damming of the Foss to form the king's fishpond or stew which caused the loss of two new …